Bioinfocongress 2023

Invited talk, titled “Use of Machine Learning Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience”, for an online conference organized by Bioinforange, a Turkish graduate student organization in biological sciences.
October 28, 2023

Interview for the Dana Career Network in Neuroscience & Society

Interview about pursuing careers in educational neuroscience (for NeuroxCareers; https://neuroxcareers.org/)
September 13, 2023

“Decoding EEG Data Using Machine Learning”

Invited talk for the Sabancı University Computer Science Seminar, Istanbul, Turkey
June 16, 2023

Slides from the talk:

“Science of Learning”

NPR WHYY – The Pulse
Feb 20, 2021
Interview segment (15:20-23:00) on how neuroscience informs learning and education, on an episode of the show focusing on science of learning.
https://whyy.org/episodes/the-science-of-schooling/

International EJER Congress

Education in the Digital Age with Innovative Examples / Yenilikçi Örneklerle Dijital Çağda Eğitim
July 20, 2021
Invited panel talk on educational neuroscience.

Beyin ve Sinirbilim Araştırmalarının Öğrenme ve Eğitime Etkileri

Dijital Öğretmenler
May 10, 2021
Virtual seminar on educational neuroscience for Digital Teachers, a nation-wide professional training program for teachers in Turkey.

“Putting a finger on where we can situate fingers in numerical cognition models”

Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society Conference
September 10, 2020
Virtual symposium presentation for the 2020 MCLS Conference (virtual) External link

“Educational Neuroscience: Fundamental Theories and Findings” (in Turkish)

İnönü University
April 15, 2020
Virtual seminar for the Professional Development Colloquium Series.

“​The new educational neuroscience undergrad program at the University of Alabama”

Education Talk Radio
Jan 10, 2019
Interview about the new educational neuroscience undergraduate major. (external link)

“State’s first educational neuroscience major”

WBRC – Fox 6 News
Dec 4, 2018
Segment from Fox 6 News featuring the new educational neuroscience undergraduate major, with a brief interview.

“University of Alabama will offer state’s first educational neuroscience program”

Tuscaloosa News
Nov 26, 2018
Article & interview on the new Undergraduate Educational Neuroscience Program.

“​UA to Launch State’s First Educational Neuroscience Program”

UA – News
Nov 1, 2018
Interview about the new educational neuroscience undergraduate major.

“What is educational neuroscience & why now?”

College of Education, Middle East Technical University
​June 4, 2018
​Public talk on educational neuroscience at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara

“​This Many: Unlocking the Relationship Between Math Ability and Fingers”

Neuroscience News
March 25, 2018
Article featuring Dr. Soylu’s research on the relation between fingers and mathematics learning.

“​Researcher unlocking relationship between early math ability, fingers”

Medical Xpress
March 23, 2018
Article featuring Dr. Soylu’s research on the relation between fingers and mathematics learning.

“​UA researcher unlocking relationship between math ability, fingers”

UA Research Magazine
March 22, 2018
Article featuring Dr. Soylu’s research on the relation between fingers and mathematics learning.
Web version: ​www.ua.edu/news/2018/03/this-many/

“​A Deeper Look into Learning”

UA Educator
Dec 19, 2016
Interview with Dr. Soylu & other program faculty about the educational neuroscience PhD concentration & research.
Web version: www.ua.edu/news/2016/12/a-deeper-look-into-learning/

“Neuroscientist to Discuss Brain Development at UA ALLELE Lecture”

UA News Center
Feb 17, 2017
Brief interview about a talk by Dr. Michael Anderson and his research on the evolution of brain and cognition.
www.ua.edu/news/2017/02/neuroscientist-to-discuss-brain-development-at-ua-allele-lecture/

Firat Soylu to speak at annual graduate student symposium”

The Crimson White
​April 17, 2014
​News piece on Dr. Soylu’s keynote speech for the sixth UA ESPRMC annual graduate student symposium.